Shoe-sole protector



D. MARINSKY.

SHOE sou: PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3, 1919.

1,343,329. Patented June 15, 1920.

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DAVIS MARINSKY, or NEW YORK, n. Y.

SHOE-SOLE PROTECTOR.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, DAVIS MARINsKY, a citizen of the United States, andresiding at New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Sole Protectors, ofwhich the following is a specification, such as will enable thoseskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and each of the views,and in which Figure 1 is a side view showing my improved shoe soleprotector and indicating the method of applying the same;

Fig. 2 a bottom plan view thereof; .Fig. 3 a top plan view of theprotector detached; I

Fig. 4 a side view; and, v Fig. 5 another side view showing a modi.-'

' fication.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 have indicated at a the toe portion of aladys shoe of modern style, said toe portion being tapered as indicatedand, in the practice of my invention, 1 provide a protector b for thepointed end of the sole of this shoe. The protector b is approximatelytrian lar in general form but the apex or pointe end 5 thereof isrounded to correspond with the shape of the pointed end of the sole ofthe shoe, and said protector is made of sheet metal and is composed of abase plate or portion 6 the toe portion of which is provided with araised rim member 6 having an inwardly directed top flange b and saidraised rim member I) and the top flange 6 thereof extend around said toeportion of the protector and about halfway along the sides thereof, asclearly indi- .cated in Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the drawing.

The base plate or portion. 6 is provided centrally of the toe portionthereof with a circular aperture 6 with which'communi- Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented J une 15, 1920 Application filed November 3,1919. Serial No. 335,395. r I I cates a central longitudinal slot oropening b, which opens backwardly and forms a recess in the base orbottom portion b and is intended to give slight elasticity to theprotector or to permit of a slight lateral movement of the side portions6 thereof.

The side parts of the base plate or portion I) are provided withupwardly directed teeth or prongs b formed from the material thereof,and in the use of this device it is forced backwardly onto the toe ofthe sole of the shoe as indicated in the drawing, and in this operationthe rim and flange members 6 and b overlap the toe of the sole of theshoe, and the adjacent side edge portions thereof, as will be readilyunderstood and aid in holding the protectorv on the sole, and the teethor prongs 6 are also driven into the sole as indicated in Figs. 1 and 4,and said teeth or prongs in .connection with the flange and rim members6 and b will securely hold the protector on the. toe portion of the soleof the shoe, as will be readily understood.

In Fig. 5 l have shown a modification of the protector in which thecentral part of the rim member I) is provided with a backwardly directedtooth or prong 6 which is formed from the material thereof and inforcing or driving the protector onto the toe portion of the sole of theshoe, as here inbefore described, this tooth or prong enters said toeportion of the sole of the shoe and aids in holding theprotector thereonas will be readily understood.

It is a well known fact that in the use ofvan extent as to makeexpensiverepairs immediately necessary, if the shoe is not to be thrownaway, and with my improvement these repairs maybe quickly and easilymade by the owner of the shoe, or the protector or protectors may beapplied in the first instance before the toe portion of the sole of theshoe is worn away, andthus prevent such operation or injury to the shoe.

It will be understood that these devices may be made up in differentsizes and kept in stock by any shoe dealer, and in the operation ofattaching the protector or protectors to a shoe, as described, theaperture b and the slot b which communicates therewith gives the sideportions thereof a slight elasticity, and this also adapts the devicefor use in connection with shoes, the

toe portions of the soles of which are of slightly difi'erent transversedimensions.

I" also preferably provide the side portions 6 or therlm members 6*thereof,

with inwardly and forwardly directed soles of shoes comprislng a plateadapted to closely fit and conform with the toe portion of a shoe andprovided with a rim which incloses a partof the edge portion of thesole, and prongs cut insaid rim and which are normally in the plane ofsaid rim, and adapted to be pressed into and embedded in the edgeportions of the sole of the shoe to securely hold the protector inconnection therewith.

2. The herein described protector for the toe portions of the soles ofshoes, said protector comprising a base plate fashioned to conform withthe toe portion. of the sole and provided with a raised rim and the sideportions of said rim being provided with forwardly directed prongs cutfrom the material of said rim and lying normally in the plane of saidrim and adapted to be pressed inwardly to embed the same in the edgeportions of the sole after the protector has been placed thereon and tosecurely hold the protector in position against forward movement on thesole.

3. The herein described protector for the toe portions of the soles ofshoes, said protector comprising a'base plate fashioned to conform withthe toe portion-of the sole and provided with a raised rim having aninwardly directed flange, the base plate being cut out to formspringmembers, means for securing the base plate, or the separatemembers thereof, to the sole of the shoe,

the side portions of said rim being provided J with forwardly directedV-shaped prongs normally in the plane of said rim and adapted to bepressed inwardly to embed the same in the edge portions of the soleafter the protector. has been connected therewith and to securely holdthe protector against forward movement on thesole, and

said rim being provided centrally thereof with an inwardly directedprong adapted to pass into the toe portion of the sole.

.In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my inventlon I have signedmy name,

in presenceof the subscribing witnesses,this 31st dayof October, 1919DAVIS MARINSKY.

Witnesses:

- O. E. .MULREANY, H. E. THOMPSON.

